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Debra E. Blaine

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After decades of practicing medicine, I became an author. It was partly a creative diversion to dispel the moral injury facing so many doctors today and partly because I wanted to speak out about our culture in a companionable way.

But writing became so gratifying that it is now my priority. I started with thrillers, and very soon began to add science fiction-like themes. Those began as urban sci-fi, or situations that should be preposterous (like brainwashing the entire population), but circumstances ultimately demanded I move on to outer space.

Science fiction has always been an opportunity to describe what may come to pass if we are not vigilant about the choices we make. If I could have my wildest dreams come true, it would be to know my
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Cultivating a Culture of Sickness

Healthcare has become the buzzword for what used to be the field of medicine. While medicine implies the healing of dis-ease, healthcare, in its raw meaning, sounds like it is about taking care of our bodies so we will not need to resort to medicine. And yet, it has become exactly the opposite.


Healthcare has become an institution based—not on promoting healthy humans—but almost solely on profit. I Read more of this blog post »
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